Kohler Co. reviews

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,756 total reviews)

David Kohler

83% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Kohler Co. has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,756 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kohler Co. employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
Apr 28, 2012

Run Away

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some very creative product lines.

Cons

Worst management I have ever seen. Company wide. Managers have very large ego's that constantly need to be fed. No respect for current employees. Outside opinions matter much more to management. Benefits are a joke. Gracious living does not apply to employees. Most people will lie to your face and have no problem with doing it. Upper level managers have no respect for lower level managers. You become just a number. Most budgeting is done with funny money. There are no real checks and balances in a yearly budget.

1.0
Feb 4, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Cost of living is very low in Sheboygan/Kohler region Kohler Village is a beautiful town full of nice people and amenities

Cons

Pay is low as Kohler strives to recruit the best and "pay at the median" Review process is abitrary and unevenly applied throughout the company All decisions are made at the very highest level and in a vacuum Entrenched, "this is how we have always done it" culture Kohler tries to run a luxury hotel using manufacturing processes Consistently confuses the concepts of management versus leadership

4.0
Feb 8, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Company had a lot of opportunity for personal growth across the various divisions and brands. Wanted to stay leading edge, so always looking for fun and exciting growth

Cons

Started to get big enough it was “corporate-y”, and many processes seemed like they were over-hyped and unnecessarily complex. They attempted to streamline but that lead to mass layoffs and a confusing restructuring. Difficult to say what letting hundreds of the top performers go all at once will do.

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